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Alice Liveing
Age 29
Credentials Level 3 PT and coach. @aliceliveing
Fitness MO Strength training
Growing up, I was never sporty. I danced, but I was never on any sports teams at school and I’d even skive off PE. I only started going to the gym when I was 21 or 22, at university, when I discovered strength training for the first time.
There’s so much synergy between training and food. I started out posting pictures of my meals to Instagram and, as I gained a following – and learned more about diet – my love for fitness grew. I enjoyed sharing meals, but fitness has always been way more interesting to me.
Teaching live workouts during the lockdowns gave me the confidence I needed to launch my app, Give Me Strength.
Suddenly, I had all these people telling me how good I was. It was the boost that I needed to give it a go.
Before Covid, if you’d have told me I’d be training at home one or two days a week, I’d have laughed.
The pandemic showed me that so much can be done with a few versatile pieces of equipment – Ionly had access to a dumbbell and some kettlebells.
Working out can be an important coping strategy, but it’s not a solution. It plays a huge part in mental health, but we shouldn’t see it as a cure for everything, and it shouldn’t be our only coping mechanism. I also meditate, walk in nature, listen to podcasts and do breathing exercises.
Health doesn’t correlate with aesthetics. When I was at my leanest and had a six-pack, I wasn’t at my healthiest. Now, my body fat is higher, but I’m healthier and feel the best I ever have.
As you age, you have to be flexible in your approach.
Your body will change, hormones will fluctuate and energy levels will differ. But it’s a myth that you have to slow down. You can do things differently, but never stop moving.
